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Lin Yi's hands were white and clean, and his joints were clear. It was obvious that he wasn't a poor person. But at this moment, a burn suddenly appeared on the back of his hand, ruining his beauty.

His ears couldn't help but slightly redden. He didn't say "yes" or "no", and only held a spoonful of medicine in front of Su Mu's mouth.

Hur Hur Hur Hur Hur. I'll do it myself." Su Mu didn't dare let Lin Yi lower himself to feed the medicine to her. He quickly extended his hand to receive the bowl.

Lin Yi stubbornly refused to tell her, "If you sprinkle the medicine on the bed, not only will you have to trouble the servants to clean up, but you will also ruin my good intentions."

Su Mu's face turned cold. "The crown prince is very respected. This humble one doesn't dare trouble you." Su Mu knew the difference between him and Lin Yi was like heaven and earth. He didn't want to involve them in any way, even if she was a little bit interested. The more it was like this, the clearer the boundaries were.

Lin Yi stared at Su Mu's face and said, "I know you're a girl and I love you."

It was impossible for him to win the favor of His Majesty from a group of princes without having good eyesight. Su Mu had already guessed what was going on and wasn't particularly surprised.

"Then, do you know that I am the daughter of the sinner Su Shao?" Su Mu also looked straight into Lin Yi's eyes.

"I know, I will do my best to help the Su Clan fight back. "The existence of the Yan Clan has already threatened the safety of the Great Yan Empire. My purpose in coming to Jiangnan is to contact the Jiangnan Governor." Lin Yi spoke with sincerity.

"So what if it's the opposite? Over ten members of the Su Clan have all died under your father's decree." Su Mu pressed on. "If I want you to ascend the throne and bestow the title of Empress on the day the Yan Clan falls, what will you do?"

In the past, he had placed his trust in the lowly people, making the Yan Clan stronger, making them immoral and incapable, and making their loyal subjects feel wronged. Even if he had a moment of epiphany and tried his best to clean up the mess he had created, Su Mu still did not want him to continue sitting on that seat.

Lin Yi didn't expect Su Mu to say that. He didn't think much of it and blurted out, "This is unfilial." No matter how old or weak Father was, he should have waited for Father to speak. There was no way he could force his way to the palace, it was disloyal and unfilial!

"Then it is impossible for you and I to be together." Su Mu guessed Lin Yi's reaction and sat up straight. He looked at Lin Yi seriously and said, "I will continue to travel with you until I break the Yan family apart. Afterwards, we will meet again in the martial arts world."

Lin Yi did not want to finish his words, so he scooped up the spoon and scooped it up. The steam from the spoon blurred his face, "Are you done speaking? Let's drink some medicine first. " Lin Yi brought the medicine to Su Mu's mouth without any rejection.

Su Mu only felt himself being punched in cotton. He was completely powerless and could only drink the medicine in Lin Yi's hands, following his own strength.

"Rest more. I'll tell you if anything happens." Lin Yi picked at the corner of the blanket and avoided Su Mu's eyes. Then, he took the medicine and left. His back was a little flustered.

Su Mu sat on the bed in a daze until the drug took effect. Only then did he drowsily fall asleep again.

The sleeping Su Mu wouldn't know that a similar case had occurred in many of the brothels in the city. The dead watched helplessly as their faces were completely dissected before finally dying in pain. No one knew who would be the next to be killed, nor did they know if the culprit would be the girl from the brothel. Everyone felt that they were in danger.

County Magistrate Ge's hair was being reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye. Everyone was urging him to solve the case.

After visiting every brothel, Guo County Magistrate and Bao Fusheng finally found one thing in common: each family had a relationship with Liu Zichen.

After tailing Liu Zichen for a long time, Bao Fu finally jumped out to arrest him while he was secretly burying a bloodstained shirt.

Liu Zichen repeatedly denied it, but he couldn't explain the clothes at all. He could only use his father to threaten him. But, who were Lin Yi and Bao Fusheng? How could they fear a son of a county king?

Liu Zichen was taken into custody, and the county governor himself rushed over to plead for mercy.

"My son is lustful, but he would never do such a thing." Liu Shan had personally rushed over from Salt City. Initially, he thought that he would be able to give County Magistrate Ge enough face for him to be acquitted immediately. However, County Magistrate Ge had started to speak in an official tone with him.

"If Liu Zichen is unable to explain the source of the blood shirt, then that magistrate cannot release him." Prefecture Overseer Ge sat uneasily, and under Liu Shan's pressure, his voice couldn't help but tremble. What sort of evil did he do to Wu City? He didn't even have a single day of peace, and now he was going to oppose the Duke.

When Liu Shan saw that the magistrate was already trembling and was about to refuse, he knew that there was something fishy about the matter. Since Liu Zichen was still in prison, there was no danger, so Liu Shan didn't force the magistrate to release him.

"Then can you let this King see this child?" Liu Shan asked.

"Of course, of course." County Magistrate Ge lifted his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

The Prison of Wucheng

Liu Shan saw Liu Zichen as he wished, but he also saw the other two people, Lin Yi and Bao Liusheng.

"Your Highness, long time no see." Lin Yi opened his fan and said with a smile.

Liu Shan quickly put away the surprise on his face. His chubby face revealed a smile that could not be mistaken. He bowed and said, "To think that you didn't know that the Crown Prince had arrived in Wu City. Not only that, you didn't."

At the same time, Su Mu had also woken up. He was still thinking about how to ease the atmosphere between him and Lin Yi, but he didn't see Lin Yi. Su Mu couldn't tell what he was feeling, so he patted his face and walked towards the door nonchalantly.

Even when Su Mu was sick, he did not forget to think about the case. However, there were too few clues in this case. It was useless just thinking about it alone. All of Su Mu's plans were for him to go to the scene once again.

Su Mu thought for a moment and decided that he would pull on Zhou Ye's courage.

Su Mu let Zhou Ye follow Sang Xin. Thus, Su Mu first went to Sang Xin at the thrush shop. Sang Xin said, "This killer is truly cruel. This servant is afraid. Can I follow you two?"

"That scene is also very scary." Sang Xin could tell at a glance that she was a delicate girl. Su Mu was afraid of scaring her.

"I'm not afraid to have young master accompany me." Sang Zhijun thought in his heart.

The old procuress could not help but complain when she heard more people coming from the government, "This is already the third girl, are all the officials here for free?" Liu Zichen was captured in his residence, but no one knew about it.

Zhou Ye reached out his hand and the bawd immediately obediently took out the key, "We've never been there before."

"Follow us." Su Mu said.

The bawd refused, but before Zhou Ye's eyes, she only cursed in a low voice, "Longevity."

"What do you mean by a third girl?" Su Mu asked.

The old procuress thought that her complaints were remembered by Su Mu and she quickly explained: "It's only three prostitutes who died. I know that if we can't rush to capture the culprit, you will be doing your best. It's my fault, it's my fault."

Su Mu didn't show it on his face, but he was extremely shocked in his heart, "What kind of murderer would kill three girls in just two days!?"